Last season, ace-level MLB pitchers had to feel like teenagers in a bad '90s slasher flick—constantly looking over their shoulders, wondering if they'd be next.
In all seriousness, 2014 saw a gaggle of rotation-anchoring arms land on the disabled list with various maladies ranging from nagging to career-threatening.
Some of those arms entered spring training with a strong prognosis, while others are still battling back.
Every one of them, though, has the rapt attention of their coaches, training staffs and fans, who are waiting with bated breath to watch them pitch again—and dominate—pain-free.
Let's check on some of the more prominent names to see how far they've advanced on the long, lonely road to recovery…and speculate what 2015 has in store for them.
(Cue bad slasher movie music.)
(Just kidding.)
All statistics courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.
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